[AndyB2008]

Tomorrow it's Grand Designs at 9pm, then First Dates at that time on Tuesday and on Friday, Channel 4's cash cows Gogglebox followed by The Last Leg.

As someone who enjoys Gogglebox I have to say that Channel 4 (particularly in primetime) is now just wallpaper TV, it's the same old stuff (Gogglebox, dating shows, lifestyle) over and over, nothing exciting or enticing, it's just… there and it always has been.

The 10pm slot is also used quite badly, wasted on repeats of Night Coppers (followed by 24 Hours in A&E, a show which I feel has long outstayed it's welcome) then Around the World in 80 Weighs, that Johnny Vegas glamping show and a Gogglebox double bill.

I'd argue that endlessly recommissioning and showing old, stale, tired and uninteresting shows in primetime all year around is much worse than bringing back classics. At least the likes of Gladiators and Big Brother can and have created buzz and excitement unlike the tedious and neverending cycle of Naked Attraction and 24 Hours in A&E.

Katz and Mahon need to jump before they are pushed, their strategy of making Channel 4 compete against BBC One rather than BBC Two is totally not the spirit of the channel and it is severely diluting their reputation.

First Dates looks like it's trying to chase younger audiences now what with ditching 79-year-old Brian Protheroe as narrator (although keeping Fred Sirieix) in favour of the younger Daisy May.

They had someone from the Traitors on there the other day.